Monday, November 26, 2018

MarsLanding streaming live at Qatar National Library




NASA InSight Missions’s #MarsLanding streaming live at Qatar National Library!

Doha in 1977 and 2015 - photos


Sunday, November 25, 2018

M6.7 Earthquake Iran-Iraq Border Region

 It happened this evening . At around seven thirty in Doha . I did not feel anything .
 It is more than 1 .100 km far from us .
 But in Kuwait city there was a scare - people flocked to the street from high buildings.
 They are around 6oo km far from the epicenter .





Guide to Qatar’s healthcare services


Friday, November 23, 2018

FNAC Qatar - Black Friday Sale Huge Success



The Black Friday offer of FNAC in the Doha Festival City attracted large crowds . There must have been some real deals . People complained in the social media about having to wait half an hour at the cashier .
I went to the Mall of Qatar  yesterday. I saw no crowds and no attractive offers there . Only expensive items and you were supposed to buy 2 or 3 of them to get one free . But no regrets . After watching this video  I am happy I did not go . I   feel very uncomfortable in crowds ,
Opening the gates at FNAC - watch this video - it is funny - some people could not wait five seconds until the gates are fully open . :)

 This post is about last year  - see the offers of 2019 here .

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Black Friday Offers in Qatar








Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Map to the Beaches in Qatar


Emir of Qatar in Croatia - MOFA - Q


Earthquake in Iran M4.5 - Nov22 02 11UTC

Date & Time: Thu, 22 Nov 02:11:50 UTC - 2 hours 10 minutes ago - around 5 am in Doha 
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km 
Magnitude (Richter scale): 4.5

 It was some 800 km far from Doha around Gerash, Iran  . I did not feel anything . I was preparing breakfast when it happened .

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Emir of Qatar in Italy


Qatar Strongest Man 2018 Dec 7 - register now


UNICEF Yemen


Unique Photo-Op at Upside-Down Kiosk


British Festival in Qatar 27 November-12 December 2018



When : November 27 to December 12

What to expect : football-themed sonic art installation ,world’s longest span bridge with Lego bricks ,Dana Alfardan concert ,‘Lords of the Desert " book discussion ,chamber music concert promoting classical British Composers such as Vaughan Williams, Rebecca Clarke, and Edward Elgar ,

Where : Qatar National Library (QNL) ,Souq Waqif ,Mondrian Hotel

Ajyal Film Festival - 2018

When : from  November 28 to 3 December 2018

 Where : Katara 12  , Katara Esplanade ,Katara Opera House

Films  - see the schedule here  - http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/newsletter/Ajyal-18-Film-Guide-EN-07-web.pdf





Monday, November 19, 2018

Katara - Traditional Dhow Festival - 2018




What to expect : cultural events, maritime contests and traditional shows, a spectacular fireworks display ,display of traditional sailing vessels and dhows ,maritime crafts market , demonstrations of pearl extracting from oyster ,games and workshops for children ,cultural café ,art competition ,

The participating countries : Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Turkey, India, Greece, Italy, Zanzibar, among others

Thursday and Friday from 8pm to 8.30pm FIREWORKS

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Suzhou Ballet of China returns to Qatar

Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella
 When 
Thursday, November 29, 2018, 7:30 pm

Friday, November 30, 2018, 3:00 pm (1st Level only)

Friday, November 30, 2018, 8:00 pm

Where
QNCC Al Mayassa Theatre

Tickets
Adults QAR 75-200, Child 3-18 QAR 50-150; Group Sales 5 or More 15% Discount
http://qatarphilharmonicorchestra.org/concerts/purchase_tickets

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Gulf Parrotfish - Unique fish of the Arabian Gulf


Exceptionally rainy season in the Arabian Gulf






Es’hail-2 communications satellite - for Qatar


expat Qatar